One of the biggest opponents of bringing US troops home was Mattis. He fought hard for the status quo. @realDonaldTrump ran and won the election partly by commitng to this policy.
Why would Mattis take the job & then undermine the policy? Because its what DC types do.— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) June 6, 2020
War is a racket.
Remember Milo Minderbinder from Catch-22?
There’s money to be made and lots of it.
Why would Mattis take the job & then undermine the policy? Because its what DC types do. Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) June 6, 2020/
This is what Eisenhower tried to warn us about.